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About Bharech Village

Bharech is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 162 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 162
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharech compares

By the 2011 count Bharech is the 19th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bharech

Bharech is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharech as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharech from other places

Bharech lies about 32 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bharech
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 5.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Bharech

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bharech

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharech village had a population of 343. That makes it the 19th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bharech village has 162 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharech has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bharech is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharech covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharech falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bharech notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharech.

Bharech is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharech is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 5.0 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi (under 2 km), Ghunda (under 2 km) and Himri (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bharech today is likely to be higher.

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